as in to outline
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
the closing minute of the newscast summarizes the main story of the day
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The race itself was perhaps best summarized by McLaren's Piastri in the cooldown room after the event.
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ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
This position is reflected in two scientific consensus statements: the 2012 Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness and the 2024 New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness, which are attempts to summarize the state of knowledge about many groups of animals.
—Bob Fischer, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
According to Apple, Vision Pro users can now proofread, rewrite and summarize text using the writing tools feature, compose text from scratch using ChatGPT, and create emojis using Genmoji.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
It is all nicely summarized by author Bruce Peabody, who started the debate.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
This position is reflected in two scientific consensus statements: the 2012 Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness and the 2024 New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness, which are attempts to summarize the state of knowledge about many groups of animals.
—Bob Fischer, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
According to Apple, Vision Pro users can now proofread, rewrite and summarize text using the writing tools feature, compose text from scratch using ChatGPT, and create emojis using Genmoji.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
It is all nicely summarized by author Bruce Peabody, who started the debate.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarize. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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